Bill wallet and method of making same



July 15,1941.

N. H. SWA NSON BILL WALLET AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filpd Feb. 29, 1940 N9]? [7f Swanson July 15, 1941. 'N; swANsoN,

' 'siLL WALLET AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME 2 'Sheets-She'et 2 172E677? fVe/s H wanson Filed Feb. 29. 1940 Patented July 15, 1941 UNITED ST PATENT OFFICE BILL WALLET AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME 2 Claims.

This invention pertains to a combination bill wallet and coin purse and an improved method for making the same to provide a bill wallet consisting of a casing made of outer and inner casing sections of the same width but of different lengths, so that when the casing sections are connected together, a bill receiving pocket will be provided allowing the pocket, even when containing a plurality of bills, to not produce a bulgy form when the bill wallet is folded around a denominational coin rack which is hingedly mounted on a pocket extension forming part of the inner section of the bill wallet casing.

It is an object of this invention to provide an improved type of bill wallet wherein an outer blank or section has an inner casing blank or section of a smaller size, secured to the major portion of the marginal rim of the outer casing blank to provide a bill receiving pocket, the outer longer wall of which is bowed out with respect to the inner wall when the wallet is opened for the reception of a plurality of bills which may be conveniently and flatly folded, when the wallet is closed, into a compact form without a resultant bulging or distortion of the wallet casing.

Another object of the invention is the provision of an improved type of combination bill wallet and coin purse wherein outer and inner casing blanks of the same width but of different lengths have portions of the periphery thereof secured together to provide a bill pocket, one wall of which is longer than the other, so that when the I pocket is filled with bills, the difference in the lengths of the pocket walls compensates for the bill contents of the pocket and permits a comparatively compact folding of the wallet without perceptible bulging due to the contents of the pocket.

It is an important object of this invention to provide an improved type of combination wallet and coin purse wherein the bill pocket is formed between inner and outer casing blanks of different lengths with marginal portions of these blanks of dilferent lengths secured together to provide a bill pocket shaped to compensate for bills deposited in the pocket, said inner casing blank having a key or card pocket secured thereto and provided with a hinge extension to which a denominational coin rack is secured to be swung into position adjacent the key and card pocket and be enclosed by the overlapping ends of the wallet when folded without producing a bulky or awkward device.

It is furthermore an object of this invention to provide an improved method of constructing embodying the principles of this a bill wallet of inner and outer casing blanks of the same width but of dilferent lengths by placing the blanks around a forming mandrel with the longer casing blank disposed on the outside and permitting the edges of the blank to register with one another and sealing adhesived marginal edges of the registering blanks together and absorbing the differences in length between the longitudinal sealed edges of the blanks, after which the adhesived wallet is removed fromthe mandrel and is subjected to a cylindrical type of sewing machine to stitch the adhesived edges of the wallet blank and leaving an opening for the insertion and removal of bills from thewallet pocket. l

Still another object of the invention is the pro- "vision of an improved method of producing a bill wallet by first cutting casing blanks of the same width but of different lengths, engaging the same in superimposed relationship within a template to line up the longitudinal margins and the margins at one end of the superimposed casing blanks, after which the registering blanks are removed from the template and engaged around a mandrel to permit adhesived marginal sections ofi the blanks to be pressed together to take up the difference in length between the blanks, and f1- nally'removing the adhesived blanks from the mandrel and sewing the'glued margins on a cylindrical type of sewing machine and retaining the difference in lengths between the unadhesived and unsewed longitudinal margins of the blanks to provide a bellied pocket for the reception of bills.

Other and further important objects of this;

invention will beapparent from the disclosures in the specification and the accompanying draw-' ings.

The invention (in its preferred form) is illustrated in the drawings and hereinafter more fully described. V

On the drawings: 7 Figure l is a top plan view of a closed bill wallet invention; Figure 2 is an end elevation of the closed wallet and showing the open end of the bill pocket.

Figure 3 is an end elevational View of the opposite end of the closed wallet and showing the closed end of the bill pocket.

Figure 4 is a top plan view of the wallet in of the bill pocket to show the bellied portion of the outer casing wall compared to the shorter inner casing wall. I

Figure 5 is a transverse detailed section of the bill wallet taken on line V--V of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a top plan view of a template having registering outer and inner casing blanks seated therein and separated by a removable filler with portions of the shorter inner blank and the pocket forming member thereof bent over to show the adhesived margins of the blanks.

Figure 7 is atop plan view of a forming mandrel having temporarily attached thereto one end of the registering casing blanks after removal from the template shown in Figure 6, ready to be Wound around the mandrel.

Figure 8 is a top plan view of the mandrel with the casing blanks and the filler therebetween rolled around the mandrel to take up the difference in length between the outer blank and the inner blank, and showing one end of the wallet casing pressed together and sealed by the adhesive. Figure 9 is a sectional vertical detail view taken on line IXIX of Figure '8 and showing the open upper longitudinal edges of the casing blank still separated.

Figure 10 is a top plan view of the mandrel with the casing blanks 'and'the filler engaged therearound'to compensate for the differences in the lengths of the inner and outer casing blanks, and showing the method'of pressing the adhesived longitudinal marginso-f the inner and outer blanks together td'for'm a sealed longitudinal seam, after the sealing 'ofa sritionor portion ofthe second end of the; wallet;

Figure llis a developed inner plan View of the bill wallet in open position after the" ad'- hesived' margins have'been stitched in a circular type sewing machine and before the coin rack is secured to the' hinge flap of the auxiliary pocket.

As' shown on the drawings:

The improved wallet embodying the principles of this invention comprises a combination bill fold and denominational coin rack. The wallet are positioned to register with the edges 1 and 8 respectively of the casing blank 6. The auxiliary pocket edge I5 is stitched to the intermediate portion of the marginal edge 8 of the casing blank 6, as clearly illustrated in Figure 11. The bottom of the auxiliary pocket I2 is closed by a line of stitching I6 extending transversely across the casing blank 6. Integrally formed on the auxiliary pocket I2 beyond the line of stitching I6 is a hinge flap or strip IT. The hinge strip I1 is provided for the purpose of supporting a denominational coin rack which will hereinafter be described.

The construction of the improved combination bill wallet and coin purse is such that it requires a specific method of assembly in order to accomplish the desired results.

The method consists of first cutting the outer casing blank I and the inner casing blank 2 to the required shape. The auxiliary pocket blank I2'is then placed transversely on the outer face of. the casing blank 6, as illustrated in Figures 6 and 11. The edge I5 of the blank I2 isthen stitched along the intermediate portion of the edge 8 of the blankQand said stitching is continued at right angles transversely across the blank I2 and the blank 6 to provide the bottom stitching I6 of the auxiliary pocket. Adhesived coatingstrips I3 (Figure 6) are applied to the inner marginal edge I4 of the blank I2 and to a portion of the marginal edge I of the blank I5 to temporarily hold the auxiliary pocket edge I4 secured to the marginal edge I of the casing blank '6.

The inner faces of the two casing blanks I and 6 are now, provided with the coatings of adhesive material I'I along the edges indicated in Figure 6, but only partially around the edges 4 and 9 to provide for anend opening of the bill pocket of the wallet.

To properly line up or register the outer and inner casing blanks "I and 6, one plan is to prois of a peculiarconstruc'tio'n requiring an improved method for assembling and constructing the same in order to produceu'mp'roved results. The wallet casing isadap'ted to 'be constructed of leather or othersuitableniaterial 'andconsists' of an outer casing section or blank I comprising parallel edges 2' and 3; astraight'endI, and a; tapered or' "curved end *5. "Also forming part'of the Walletcasingis'an ihner'c'asin'g section 'or inner blank B,which"is' shorterthanthe outer blank I and has parallel longitudinal edges 1 and'B. One end of the inner'blank 6 isprovided with a straight" edge S'QWhile' the opposite end is provided with'a "tapered or rounded edge I9.

As clearly illustrated in Figure 6; the inner marginal surfaces of the blank edges 2 and 'I, the end edges 5 and I9, and portions of the end edges 4 and 9 of the two casing blanks are provided with a strip of adhesive, such as rubber cement or the like. The adhesived margins of the blanks are indicated by the reference numeral II. As clearlynoted in Figure 6, the casing blanks I and 6 are of the same width but of different lengths, with the inner casing blank 6 being th'eshorter or the two.

The inner casing blankli, when desired, is equipped with an auxiliary pockt'consis'tiiig of a pocket blank I2' equal i ieiigtn to tl'ie'width of the casing blank 8. The auxiliarypo'c ket"blank I2 is provided with a curved lohgitudinal'edge I3 and with straight side edgesI'4"and"I5 which vide a template'block I9 provided with a pocket or recess 29 opening through one end of the template above a finger or thumb notch 2|. The thumbnotch ZI 'isprovided for'the purpose of conveniently removing registered wallet blanks in assembled relation from the template I9. The template recess 20 is shaped to correspond with the shape of the wallet casing blanks. "The long outer casing blank 'I is first seated in thetempl=ate recess '20 with the adhesived marginal surface uppermost. A filler 22 constructed of leather or "other suitable flexible material is now placed upon the upper surface of the casing blank I with one longitudinal'edge of the filler "22 registering with the edge 3 of the blank I. The remaining edges of the filler are positioned at predetermined distances from the other edges'of the blank I, to allow for'pinching or pressing togetherof the adhesived marginal portions of the casing 'blank'as hereinafter'm'ore fully described. (The inner casing blank 6, which is shorter than the blank I and carries the "auxiliary pocket I2, is now placed in the template recesSZfl, with the adhesived marginal edges down. Before the casing blank 6 is'inserted into the template, a snap fastener female member or socket'unit 23 is secured in position at one 'end of the casing blank 6.

The template'IQ provides ameans for registering the tapered ends of the casing blanksI and 6,.with the filler therebetween. The adhesive m er a d 'Q empoiiarilyoonnecting marginal'porti'ons of 'the casingblanksisof a; slow- 2,249,062 setting type, such as rubber cement or the like,

and is primarily used as a temporary securing means for holding the marginal portions of the blanks together prior to the permanent stitching.

a With the two casing blanks and the filler positioned in registering relation, as illustrated in Figure 6, the adhesived edges and EB are manually pressed together, by running the forefinger over the margin It and pressing down to form a seam.

Since the outer blank I. is longer than the inner blank 6, and since it is the ultimate desire to have the end edges of the inner and outer blanks register with one another in the completed Wallet, it is necessary to form the wallet casing in such a manner that the additional length of the outer casing blank edge 2 is evenly distributed over the inner casing blank edge 1 and to provide a fullness or bellying of the outer,

casing blank with respect to the inner casing blank, when the wallet is open, as illustrated in Figure 4. To accomplish the desired result, a cylindrical mandrel E4 is used. The mandrel 24 is supported on a base plate or block 25. Projecting from one side of the outer cylindrical surface of the mandrel 24, at a predetermined distance above the top surface of the base plate 25, is a snap fastener male member or stud 26. The snap fastener socket 23 on the assembled blank is now snapped over the member 26 on the mandrel, with the lower edges 3 and 8 of the outer and inner blanks resting upon the top surface of the mandrel base 25. The registering casing blanks with the filler therebetween are now curled or flexed around the cylindrical mandrel i l from the position illustrated in Figure 7 into the position illustrated in Figure 8. By curling the blanks and the filler around the mandrel, the extra length of the outermost blank I, occupying a larger circumference than the inner blank 5, is thus taken care of and brings the end edge 4 of the outer blank I in registration with the end edge 9 of the inner blank 5 and beyond the end of the filler 22.

With the wallet blanks engaged around the mandrel as described, the adhesived margins of the end edges 4 and 9 of the blanks I and 6 respectively are pressed together by running the forefinger over the edge 3 and pressingthe same down on the edge 9 to form the end adhesived seam. The end adhesived seam referred to is extended only a predetermined distance along the end of the wallet to leave an end opening such as illustrated in Figure 11. With the adhesived end seam of the wallet formed as described, the adhesived edges 2 and 1 of the casing blanks are next pressed together, as illustrated in Figure l0, between an operators forefinger and thumb to produce an adhesived longitudinal bill pocket forming seam for the wallet. 7 The longitudinal pocket seam is of the same length as the length of the inner casing blank edge 1 and has the extra length in the outer casing blank edge 2 evenly distributed in small increments throughout the length of the edge 1. This completes the adhesived assembly of the wallet blanks permitting the assembled adhesively seamed wallet casing to be removed from the mandrel 24 ready for permanent stitching of the adhesived seams.

The next step in the operation is carried out by means of a cylindrical type of sewing or stitching machine through which the adhesived seams of the wallet unit are now run to provide the permanent stitched seams across one end of the Wallet casing, continuing along one. longitudinal edge. of the casing, and partially along the op-' posite end of the wallet casing to complete the stitching of the wallet.. Thestitching of the adhesived edges 2 and 1, at the same time, stitches the end edge Mof the auxiliary pocket l2 to the edges 1 and 2 of the casing blanks.

It will thus be noted that the wallet casing consisting of. an inner blank which is shorter than the outer casing blank is constructed by the use of the cylindrical mandrel and by use of the cylindrical type of sewing machine for the purpose of holding the two different sized casing blanks in proper relationship with respect to one another during the forming operation, to produce a bill receiving pocket, the outer wall of which is bellied withrespect to the inner wall due to the assembled form ofv the wallet casing, as illustrated in Figure 11, it will be noted that the stitched end margins of the ends of the blanks I and E are in register with one another as are the stitched longitudinal edges 2 and 1 of the casing blank. This stitching produces a bill receiving pocket extending throughout the length of the wallet with said pocket being open between the edges 3 and 8 of the casing blanks, as well as along portions of the edges 4 and 9, thereby producing a convenient entrance opening to the Pocket for the insertion or removal of bills and the like.

After the stitching operations of the wallet, a denominational coin rack 21 is riveted or otherwise rigidly secured to the hinge flap l1. The

or socket 23 to be snapped thereover to close the bill wallet, as clearly illustrated in Figures 1 to 3 inclusive, with the casing portion wrapped around the coin rack 21. 1

While the bill wallet is shown equipped with the auxiliary pocket I2 and the denominational coin rack 21 secured to the hinge extension I1, it

will, of course, be understood that either the auxiliary pocket I2 or the coin rack 21, or both of said elements, may be omitted, thereby providing a bill wallet constructed of easing blanks of different lengths, first glued and then stitched together along predetermined marginal edges which are in superimposed registering relation with respect to one another to assimilate the extra length of the outer blank by evenly dis-" tributing the extra length over the shorter length of the inner casing blank, but maintaining the normal length at the open length of the bill pocket to provide the necessary space between the casing blanks, to be occupied by bills or other similar articles, without materially affecting the compact folding of the wallet when filled.

It will, of course, be understood that various details of construction may be varied through a wide range without departing from the principles of this invention, and that the various steps of the method of assembling the bill wallet may be varied without departing from the principles of this invention, and it is therefore not the purpose to limit the patent granted hereon otherwise than necessitated by the scope of the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. The method of'pro'ducing'an elongated and foldable bill wallet to produce a bill wallet having a pair of opposed longitudinally extending sides thereof united along only one longitudinal edge, said method comprising the steps of inserting a temporary flat filler between a pair of elongated casing blanks of substantially different lengths, adhesively connecting the blanks along one longitudinal marginal portion, along one end portion, and along aportion of the other end portion,wrap'- ping the connected blanks and filler assembly about a mandrel to evenly distribute the excess length of one blank over the other blank and pressing the adhesived portions firmly together to form temporary seams, and then guidedly feeding the assembly about a cylindrical form while forming permanent stitched seams along the adhesived longitudinal and end edges of the opposed blanks.

2. The method of producing an elongated and foldable bill wallet having a pair of opposed longitudinally extending sides thereof united along only one longitudinal edge, said method comprising'the steps of disposing a pair of elongated casing blanks of substantially'different lengths in spaced opposed relation with a temporary flat filler between the blanks, adhesively connecting the blanks along one longitudinal marginal portion, along one end portion, and along a portion of the other end portion, wrapping the connected blanks and filler assembly about a mandrel to evenly distribute the excess length of one blank over the other blank and effect registration of the longitudinal and end edges, pressing the adhesived marginal portions firmly together to form temporary seams while the assembly is about the mandrel, then removing the assembly from the mandrel and rguidedly feeding it about a cylindrical form while forming permanent stitched seams along the adhesived longitudinal and end edges of the opposedblanks.

' NELS H. SWANSON. 

